After our workshop, you’ll be able to crack into your creativity every day, no matter what you do. First, you’ll talk the talk. You’ll learn glyph, the “language” of creativity. Glyph combines visual and verbal elements proven to improve your memory and inspire your creativity. All you need is a pen. Next, you’ll walk the…
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On January 9th and 10th, the d.school will be hosting a fast-paced, hands-on design thinking workshop that is free and open to the public! This workshop is perfect for design thinking newbies or design thinking practitioners who just want to freshen up their skills while having a lot of fun. Over the two days, participants…
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We are excited to launch our first ever Design Thinking in Schools map and directory. A collaboration between the d.school’s K12 Lab and IDEO’s Design for Learning practice the map is a tool to help parents and educators find inspiration from others and make the connections they need to bring design thinking into their schools. We are thrilled to feature…
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We are pretty excited about something George Kembel, our co-founder, is embarking on in January. He has been asking the question, “how might we begin to nurture creative potential and unleash innovation at global scale”? To immerse himself in this challenge, George has partnered with a fellow wayward thinker, Daniel Epstein, founder of Unreasonable Institute,…
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We’re always interested when our alums take design thinking into unexpected places. Meet Phil Ansell, who came to our executive education bootcamp last year. Phil works at the Los Angeles County department of welfare, a 13,000-employee bureaucracy. We’ve been learning from Phil’s team, and what they’ve been able to do. Take a look: Here’s more…
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In preparation for the election, the d.school was asked to author a note of advice to the next President of the United States (along with thought leaders Thomas Friedman, T. Boone Pickens, Geoffrey Canada and others) on how to foster innovation. As seen on Parade Magazine’s website, here are some ideas for creating a culture…
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We were delighted to learn that a new book out called “The Laws of Subtraction” features a section on d.school faculty member Perry Klebahn. For those of you who have experienced Perry’s deft touch as a teacher, coach or leader, you know he’s truly one of a kind. Bob Sutton, who co-authored the piece, said…
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The d.school is thrilled to announce that Susie Wise will be rejoining us to lead the next chapter of our efforts in K12 education. (A side note: we like call her “Dr. Wise,” because she is…!) Susie has been a creative force in the d.school since its earliest days. From helping to design & teach…
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In what’s becoming a holiday tradition at the d.school, we’re releasing an updated version of the Bootcamp Bootleg, a working document that captures some of the teaching we impart in our “Design Thinking Bootcamp,” course. The guide outlines each mode of a human-centered design process, and describes a number of methods which may support your…
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Design Thinking, at first a creative spark in Taipei, is now spreading through all of Taiwan thanks to students and faculty at National Taiwan University. Last September, d.school alum Hendrick Lee along with Design Thinking Bootcamp graduates Bowei Lee and Rebecca Kuei created a design thinking workshop for students at NTU. They brought in d.school…
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